Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyinton was an American combat pilot who was a USMC fighter ace during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. A Marine aviator with the Pacific fleet in 1941, Boyington joined the "Flying Tigers" (1st American Volunteer Group) of the Republic of China Air Force and saw combat in Burma in late 1941 and 1942 during the military conflict between China and Japan. In early 1943, he deployed to the South Pacific and began flying combat missions in the F